§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given Scottish councils concerning compliance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
§ Sir Hector MonroGuidance has been issued to local authorities accompanying orders, codes of practice and regulations made under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Specific guidance has been issued on recycling, in the form of a waste management paper on the compilation of waste recycling plans and on the environmental 765W standards that should normally be applied to industrial processes covered by local authority air pollution control. The hazardous waste inspectorate, as an ongoing part of its responsibility, gives advice to local authorities with respect to their duties under relevant legislation on waste management matters including part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Further advice is given at meetings of the Scottish Pollution Control Co-ordinating Committee.
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which councils in Scotland have failed to meet any of the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; what action he has taken as a result; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroIt is for Scottish local authorities to ensure that they comply with the duties imposed upon them by the Environmental Protection Act 1990. However, the Scottish Office has monitored compliance with the provisions of section 30 of the Act relating to administrative arrangements for the separation of authorities' waste disposal and waste regulation functions, and to section 49 of the Act, which concerns the submission of recycling plans to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Currently, the City of Edinburgh and the City of Glasgow district councils have still to advise him of their arrangements for separating waste regulation from waste disposal. Draft recycling plans have yet to be submitted by:
- Caithness district council
- Dunfermline district council
- Lochaber district council
- Moray district council
- Motherwell district council
- Nairn district council
- Sutherland district council
- Western Isles council
- Wigtown district council
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions his officials have had with Kyle and Carrick district council concerning compliance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990; what was the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroOfficials of the Scottish Office had routine discussions with Kyle and Carrick district council on 30 June 1992 about matters concerning waste regulation. The outcome of these discussions was a letter to the council specifying matters to be dealt with under part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.